Category Archives: Advisories

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Siemens InterMesh Subscriber Devices Could Allow for Remote Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Siemens InterMesh Subscriber Devices, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. InterMesh leverages mesh radio technology and hardened alarm monitoring panels to create a private, self-healing network that delivers alarm signals. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for remote code execution in the context of the system. Depending on the privileges associated with the system, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data.

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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USN-7064-2: nano vulnerability

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USN-7064-1 fixed a vulnerability in nano. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation
through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the
permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an
attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink.

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